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David Hume on Whether or Not Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise

day. There is no reason to speculate that it will not rise tomorrow. Hence, there is a quandary. There is logic that considers sci...

David Panton and Rex Nettleford's Jamaica's Michael Manley

their export, while "competing-without the benefit of protective tariffs-against other British colonies" (Panton; Nettleford, 1993...

Westphalian Sovereignty by David Held

to do as they like without any interference from other nations. And it is precisely this thinking, Held argues, that has to stop b...

Reality Perspectives of George Berkeley and David Hume

made consistent"; meaning that its hard to believe we can draw the wrong conclusions if we have true premises to begin with (Berke...

King of the World by David Remnick

knew who he was. He relied on the fact that people loved and adored him. For the most part we, as readers and people with knowledg...

The Working Poor Invisible in America by David Shipler

hes already delivered powerful works on the Middle East (Arab and Jew) and race (A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in Amer...

Slavery According to Henry David Thoreau

2002, p. 125). As this suggests, philosophically, Thoreau carried little for the present and his aspiration was for his writing ...

Rationalism and the Concepts of Rene Descartes and David Hume

In eight pages this paper examines these philosophers' views regarding knowledge in a consideration of experience and reason with ...

Evaluating David Benetar's Article on Existence

In five pages an article in which Benetar claims it is better not to be born along with an offered opposing position is examined. ...

How Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau Define 'Self Reliance'

emphasized the importance of self reliance. Both Emerson and Thoreau are remembered for their philosophies that encapsulate...

Communities of Violence by David Nirenberg

the Shepherds Crusade, as Nirenberg posits that this was, indeed, the case, that is, that the poor people who enacted the violence...

'What is Postmodern Illness?' by David Morris

time, cats were associated with Satanism. One medieval pope actually issued a decree that all the cats in Christendom should be ki...

John Locke and David Hume's Views on Free Will

Human Understanding, by David Hume (2001), may be helpful. In his classic volume, Hume demonstrates that people know the causes...

Religions of Mesoamerica by David Carrasco

sun traveled at night" (Carrasco 35). The game was viewed as a representation of a cosmic struggle in which the players competed t...

Cesar Chavez, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Henry David Thoreau on Nonviolence

perhaps argue that Thoreau was not a great supporter of government rule, and that anarchy was perhaps the most desirable goal, ass...

David Brooks's Bobos in Paradise

In three pages the reader's reaction to Brooks' book after reading Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich is considered. Three so...

Section IX of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...

John F. Kennedy and a New Generation by David Burner

In five pages this book discusses Burner's 1988 text on JFK and the ways in which America's consciousness both social and politica...

Civil Disobedience as Viewed by Henry David Thoreau

In five pages this paper discusses Thoreau's perspectives on civil disobedience as represented in his essay of the same name. Thr...

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Their Geniu

In five pages this report examines 'Self Reliance' by Emerson and Walden by Thoreau within the context of the genius perspective. ...

Opening Scene of David Lynch's Film Blue Velvet Revised

In seven pages this paper proposes opening scene changes for a more powerful impact. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer

In five pages this historical text is summarized and analyzed with the roles of British General Thomas Gage and Paul Revere discus...

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

the money that Kabuos father had already paid and sold the land to a third party. Nevertheless, Kabuo still wanted to purchase the...

David Hawkins and Associates' Social Development Model

In three pages this model of social development is examined in terms of its basic principles. Two sources are cited in the biblio...

Internal Reflection and External Expression in the Works of Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau

In three pages 'Song of Myself' by Walt Whitman is contrasted and compared with Thoreau's Transcendentalist writing in 'Economy an...

Reinscribe and Resist in David Walker's Appeal and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

the text of the pamphlet by Sean Wilentz, the chief aim of Walkers Appeal was to inspire American blacks "with a vision of hope an...

Marshall Berman's All That is Solid Melts Into Air and David Harvey's The Condition Of Postmodernity

While he understood the motivation behind such behavior, he did not condone its existence, saying that society could not be define...

David Remnick's King of the World Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

an American Hero brings the world of boxing into a sharp focus of anticipated excitement that is the essence of the match. This m...

David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Symbolism and Metaphor

In 6 pages this paper compares these novels in a consideration of how each author employed symbolism and metaphor in their respect...

Dr. David Stiebel's Article 'Resolving Problems when Communication Fails' Reviewed

In six pages this paper discusses communication problems and how to identify them as described in this article. One source is cit...